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Merkle Proof

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A set of sibling hashes that allows verifying that a leaf is included in a Merkle tree, given the Merkle root. SPV clients use Merkle proofs to verify transaction inclusion.

Appears in 2 whitepaper sections

$USDT Tether
Proof of Reserves
...hed along with the reserve audit report. Any individual user can then request a Merkle proof from Tether Limited that demonstrates their balance is included in the tree -- ...
$SOL Solana
Streaming Proof of Replication
...equests validators to provide the encrypted block at that position along with a Merkle proof demonstrating its position in the validator's encrypted ledger tree. Because th...

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